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. 2004 Oct;39(5):1277–1298. doi: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2004.00290.x

Table 3.

Home Health Use by SES Characteristics (n=4,613)

Enrollee Characteristic Any Home Health Visits Any DME Use
Income
 Living below the poverty threshold 15.5%** 12.9%
 Not living below the poverty threshold 11.2% 12.3%
Assets
 Lowest tertile of nonhousing assets 15.9%*** 14.5%***
 Mid-tertile of nonhousing assets 12.0% 13.3%
 Top tertile of nonhousing assets 7.2% 9.3%
 Does not own a home 15.4%*** 14.6%***
 Owns a home 9.4% 11.1%
Education
 No high school degree or G.E.D. 13.7%*** 12.5%
 High school degree or G.E.D. 10.4% 12.3%
Medicaid Eligibility
 Dual Medicare/Medicaid 16.5%*** 19.8%***
 Medicare only 11.5% 12.0%

All percentages are weighted.

*

p<.10;

**

p<.05;

***

p<.01.